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Workshop Registration

The registration deadline is May 6, 2011. Only participants selected through the application process may register.

Below, we will ask you about your travel plans. If you are not arriving by car, you must have made travel arrangements before filling out this registration form. Please review the logistics page (opens in a new window) before making your travel plans and before completing this form. Please do not leave the travel information blank.

You must complete the following form in one sitting - you cannot save and return at a later time. Be sure to click the SUBMIT button before leaving this page, or your information will be lost.

Personal InformationFirst Name:

Last Name:

Your Institution:

First name as you would like it to appear on your name tag:

Email Address:

Please Note: Your email address is what we use to track your application and participation in the workshop. Email is also our primary means of communication with you, so please check that you typed it correctly. Be sure to use the same email address that you used in the application process and in all forms relating to your workshop participation. Thanks!

Your cell phone number: (This information will be given to the University of Nebraska's Conference Services office to contact you in the event of an emergency.)

Name of your emergency contact:

Phone number for your emergency contact:

Email address for your emergency contact:

Do you have a disability, food allergy, or diet preference (including vegetarian) that requires accommodation at the workshop? If so please describe:

Do you anticipate difficulty walking moderate distances on campus?

Yes
No

Travel & Lodging

The workshop begins at 5:00 pm on Monday, June 6th. We will offer optional events on Monday afternoon (sessions starting at 1:00), and on Thursday morning, June 9th (ending at noon). We strongly encourage you to participate in these optional events. Please check the workshop program and travel pages (both of these links open in new browser windows) before making your travel arrangements. You are responsible for your travel to and from the workshop.

Travel Method:

I will be traveling by car.
I will be traveling by air.
I will be traveling by train.

Incoming Flight InformationAirport

Other airport:

Date

Other date:

Airline

Flight Number

Time of Arrival. Please use the format 3:25 PM

We will send arrival information to participants so you can coordinate taxi rides with others if desired.

Outgoing Flight InformationAirport

Other airport:

Date

Other date:

Airline

Flight Number

Time of Departure. Please use the format 3:25 PM

Lodging Arrangements

Participants and leaders will be housed in dorm rooms on University of Nebraska's campus. See logistics page (opens in a new window) for details.

Please check this box if you do not need us to provide housing.

Lodging Arrival Date:

June 5
June 6

Lodging Departure Date:

June 8 I will leave immediately following the closing dinner.
June 9 I will depart either in the morning or after the optional sessions.

LaptopWireless internet access will be available during the workshop, and we strongly encourage you to bring a laptop. Please indicate below if you will be bringing a laptop.

I am planning to bring a laptop to the workshop
I am unable to bring a laptop to the workshop

Teaching/Research Interests

To help participants be effective resources for one another, we will distribute information about each person's teaching and research interests. We plan to copy your responses to the next three questions directly into a form, so please check spelling and also keep to the space guidelines:

Your research specialty, in no more than three words (e.g., atmospheric aerosols, biogeochemistry, geomicrobiology, paleobiology, structural geology, stable isotope geochemistry, etc.)

BRIEFLY describe your research/scholarly interests (in 15 words or fewer; phrases are fine, just keep to the word limit).

BRIEFLY (in 15 words or fewer) describe your teaching and/or outreach interests (e.g., teaching large classes, collaborative learning, working with high school teachers, developing students' quantitative skills, etc.)

Workshop Program Preferences

Optional Pre-Workshop Events on Monday Afternoon: Two concurrent workshop sessions are planned for Monday. Please indicate your choices for these sessions below. If the number of people selecting a specific session isn't sufficient, we will cancel that session and give you the opportunity to revise your selection.

1:00-2:15 p.m. Please choose only 1.

Groundwater dependent ecosystems: examples of interdisciplinary research in Nebraska
Teaching geologic mapping and geologic map interpretation using Google Earth

2:30-3:30 p.m. Please choose only 1.

A field trip to the deep crust: new tools and new interpretations from North America's largest sample of continental lower crust, Athabasca Granulite Terrane, Canada
Challenges and strategies for teaching online courses

Tuesday Teaching Strategies Breakout Sessions: The workshop will include two breakout sessions on various teaching strategies. Please indicate your choices for these sessions below. If the number of people selecting a specific session isn't sufficient, we will cancel that session and give you the opportunity to revise your selection.

10-10:50 a.m. Please choose only 1.

Developing interactive lectures
Designing effective and innovative courses
Incorporating data analysis into undergraduate courses

11-11:50 a.m. Please choose only 1.

Handling common classroom challenges
Getting the level right: figuring out how to teach to YOUR students
Effective teaching in the field

Teaching Statement Sessions
We will offer concurrent sessions on teaching statements as a way to articulate your teaching goals and highlight your teaching accomplishments. There will be two choices for this session. For those who do not yet have a draft of a teaching statement, we will have a formal session on developing your teaching statement. For those who submit a draft of a teaching statement by May 20, we will have a discussion and peer review session (workshop leaders will also offer their feedback during this session). Recognizing that this is not a firm commitment, please indicate in which session you are more likely to participate:

Please select one:

Introduction to Teaching Statements, for those without draft statements
Review of Teaching Statements, for those with draft statements

Research Statement Sessions
We will offer concurrent sessions on research statements as a way to articulate your research goals and highlight your research accomplishments. There will be two choices for this session. For those who do not yet have a draft of a research statement, we will have a formal session on developing your research statement. For those who submit a draft of a research statement by May 20, we will have a discussion and peer review session (workshop leaders will also offer their feedback during this session). Recognizing that this is not a firm commitment, please indicate in which session you are more likely to participate:

Please select one:

Introduction to Research Statements, for those without draft statements
Review of Research Statements, for those with draft statements

Teaching and Professional Interests: Please indicate your level of interest at this point in time in working in each of the following settings (after finishing your graduate and/or postdoctoral work). This information is for our use and results will be reported only in aggregate.

Two-Year College (Community College)

Private Four-Year Primarily Undergraduate Institution

Public Four-Year Primarily Undergraduate Institution

University with Graduate (Primarily Masters) Programs

University with Graduate (Primarily Doctoral) Programs

Minority-Serving Institution

University K-12 or Public Outreach Program, Museum, Government, or Other Agency with a Focus on Education

Optional Post-Workshop Events on Thursday morning: Three concurrent workshop sessions are planned for Thursday morning. Please indicate your choices for these sessions below. If the number of people selecting a specific session isn't sufficient, we will cancel that session and give you the opportunity to revise your selection. Please consider your travel plans before you sign up for these sessions, taking into account the time you will need to get to the airport if you are flying out.

8:30-9:30 a.m. Please choose only 1.

Balancing life and work and managing time
Assessment - how do you know that your students are
Building collaborative relationships for research

9:45-10:45 a.m. Please choose only 1.

Beyond your research - becoming involved in public outreach
Becoming a good department citizen
Tapping into your leadership skills

11:00 a.m.-noon. Please choose only 1.

Strategic early career planning
The class syllabus - choices and strategies
Interviewing skills or other related topic

Big QuestionsWhat are your top three (or fewer) questions about the job search process?

What are your top three (or fewer) questions about teaching (in terms of being a faculty member)?

What are your top three (or fewer) questions about research (in terms of being a faculty member)?

What are your top three (or fewer) questions about academic jobs, if you haven't already listed them above?

During the workshop, you will participate in a session on designing effective classroom/laboratory activities. We're interested in learning about what you think makes a good teaching activity.

In general, what are the features that you look for in a strong teaching activity?

Research Release

I have read the Description of the Research Project and Implications for Participation (opens in a new window) or it was read to me. I know the possible risks and benefits. I know that being in this study is voluntary. I choose to be in this study. I know that I can withdraw at any time. I am at least 18 years of age and voluntarily grant permission for the described release and use of notes and comments regarding me in the workshop.

Please select one of the following choices to indicate your level of desired participation in the study:

I consent to participate in ALL aspects of this study. My pre-workshop information, all workshop information, and follow-on workshop information can be used in this study, and I agree to participate in a follow-up interview in approximately 2-6 months which will be audio taped. Video, still images, and audio collected at the workshop may also be used in the research project.
I consent to participate in some, but not all, aspects of this study. Note: if you select this choice, our workshop evaluator will contact you to discuss the aspects in which you do NOT consent to participate.

Workshop Product Release

In confirming my registration for this workshop, I agree that any audio recording or images (still or video) made of me during the workshop may be used on the project website, in printed project publications, and in materials developed by the project. I further agree that my contributions to creative works that emerge from workshop activities (e.g., discussions on the listserv, contributions to the web page, summaries of group discussion, etc.) may be used by the workshop series, PIs, and conveners for development of future workshop materials, for scholarly reports, and for promotion of the workshop series. Attribution for original contributions will be made whenever possible.

I also accept responsibility to cover any costs incurred should I withdraw from participation in the workshop after June 1, 2011. I understand that arrangements have been made on my behalf that have associated real costs (e.g. logistics, materials), and in many cases, my early confirmation has secured a place that has been denied to other interested colleagues. Exceptions will only be made in cases of extreme personal hardship.

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